22.02.2011 16:25
Xavi out for 7 to 10 days
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Midfielder Xavi Hernández will be out of action for 7 to 10 days due to a small rupture in the fibres of the soleus in his left leg.
Xavi Hernández underwent echography and magnetic resonance today to investigate the discomfort he
is feeling in his left leg. The tests have revealed that fibres have been slightly damaged in the
soleus muscle.
The Club Medical Services have predicted that he will be sidelined for 7 to 10 days as a
result. That means he will sit out the next two league fixtures against Mallorca and Valencia,
assuming that the injury does indeed take as long to heal as the club doctors have suggested it
could.
As well as the central playmaker, Pep Guardiola is also going to have to put together a team
without Carles Puyol, Jeffren or Víctor Valdés, who underwent different medical examinations
on Sunday.
To confound his plans even more, Guardiola will also be missing the suspended Alves against
Mallorca.